For win-win finance

24 March 2016

The Korea Times

In an article contribution by Associate Professor Shin Jang-Sup, Department of Economics, and former advisor to South Korea’s finance minister, he discussed the instabilities affecting the global financial market.

Assoc Prof Shin opined that the only way to address this is to devise policy measures to minimise room for ‘win-lose’ finance while promoting ‘win-win’ finance. He noted that governments around the world are not daring to do so and are mostly hiding behind a pretext that those policy interventions would hurt ‘efficiency’ of the financial market. He added that a critical problem in the current financial market nowadays is too much liquidity, not a lack of liquidity, and that this liquidity is mostly circulating in ‘win-lose’ finance and even obstructing the functioning of the real economy.

To read the full article, click here.

“Random Blends 2016” showcases digital media and media art

23 March 2016

Lianhe Zaobao

Students from the Department of Communications and New Media held their annual flagship showcase from 24 to 27 March 2016 at the ArtScience Museum.

The exhibition centred on the theme “Construct-Destruct-Reconstruct”. It celebrates the fluidity of processes by evoking collective thoughts, feelings and hopes for the media, art and communication spheres in a way that is sustainable to Singapore through its artworks.

Congratulations!

The Faculty would like to congratulate the following students for being on the Dean’s Scholars List for Semester 1, AY2015/16!

Academic Year 2015/16, Semester 1

CHEN ZIYUE TAN PEI XIAN
CHARMAINE CHAN HAN WEN TAY GENG ZHI
NG HUEI LING YEO QIAO YIN
LIM QING HO SHENG CHAO
TAN SOK HUI JESSICA SIONG LI QING JEANNIE
LIM CAI JIE LIM PEI WEI MADELEINE
TAN DA ZHANG ALEX HONG YUNFANG
FION LEONG JIA LE YAP PEI LING RACHAEL
CHUA HAN LIN JASPREET KAUR LOCHAM
LU SI HONG ALISON CHEW MIEW YI
JENNY GANESHRAYS NEO JIA HUI
YEO BOON PING JOANNE NG XIN YI
LANGSTON PEH SONG YUN OH YONG SHENG VINCENT
CHIA KEAT LOONG SHAWN LIM YOU HAO
CHAN SI YIN TAN SI HUI JOCELYN
YIP YUK LUM JENNIFER LIM WEI YANG JEREMY
DEXTER TAY HAI HONG LIM TIONG WEI BENNY
WEE GHIM KHOON CLEMENT TEO JUN HONG LOUIS
LIM BEE LENG TAN JIA MIN SARAH
LIM ZHAN YI CHEONG YINN SHAN
LEE ZHE JIE NICHOLAS MUDIT KEDIA
KWAN YIN TONG JENNIFER KOK BING CAI
TAN JOEL MICHAEL NG MING KAI
ESTHER LEE HUI MIN SHERMAINE YEO XUEWEI
TAY HUI SHI CHARMAINE TENG XIN HUI
KOH YU SIM KOH JHAI LENG, SHAMMAH
LEONG SI MIN CELINE YUEN WING SHAN
LEOW CHUN BENG TAY YU RONG
MICHAEL JONATHAN BASALDELLA

Alumni give back — FASS Conversations: Design your Career

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Making career decisions is never easy. To partner you in this decision making process, the Centre for Future-ready Graduates, together with the Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences organized the “FASS Conversations: Design your Career” talk where questions were collated from you and your peers, categorized into 3 topics and addressed by the young Alumni:

Topic 1: Value of a FASS degree- Translating NUS experience for corporate success
Topic 2: Job Search Strategy
Topic 3: School to Workplace Transition

Young Alumni with experiences across the industries of Non Profit, Industry development, Marketing, Consulting, Public Relations and Tourism were present:
– Rachel, Assistant Manager, Resource Development and Communications at World Vision
– Shawn, Co-founder and Business Lead at Monocoque Service Design
– Soo Yee, Manager, Industry and Enterprise Development Group in F&B Services in SPRING Singapore
– Amanda, Senior Executive, Resort Marketing at Resorts World Sentosa

Those who were present valued the candid sharing from the young Alumni who spoke of the importance of acquiring experiences throughout their undergraduate years, being proactive to meet and speak with people from different backgrounds. Going on Student Exchange Programmes, securing local or overseas internships, participating in hall activities, CCAs and gaining volunteering experiences are just some examples of avenues where you can gain exposure to your fields of interest and acquire soft skills. One of the unique selling points of a FASS graduates are people and communication skills and ability to offer a different perspective on the issue at hand. This puts you in a better advantage in organizations where employees are required to work in teams or brainstorm ideas to creatively solve real world problems.

Some Alumni shared that it was a natural transition for them moving into their first job as things just fell in place nicely when they were searching for their first job. Having exposure to the industry and knowing people in the field greatly helped them in their decision making process and the transition. The Alumni present also candidly shared about the toughest interviews that they went through and emphasized on the importance of not only being prepared for the interview but also having the right attitude when presenting yourself to potential employers. Sharings on work culture, the make-up of colleagues in their work places and challenges faced in their roles gave the audience fresh insights on what to expect in the real working world. The Alumni were open and generous in their personal sharing and offered valuable tips. We look forward to organizing a subsequent installment of this well-received FASS Conversations talk!

To hear from HR Managers perspective on the topics covered, we invite you to the 3rd Instalment of the HR Perspectives – Recruitment Deciphered! Talk on 6 Apr, Wed, 4-6pm.

Take a glimpse into the “behind-the-scenes” process of job applications and understand from HR’s perspectives on what makes or breaks an application.

<Click here> to sign up for the event!

Singapore Leong Khay Kuan awards bursaries to NUS students pursuing master’s degree in Chinese Studies

21 March 2016

Lianhe Zaobao

Singapore Leong Khay Huay Kuan signed an agreement with the NUS Chinese Studies Alumni Association on 19 March to award bursaries to students to pursue Master’s degrees at the Department of Chinese Studies.

The bursaries will be awarded to two students every year for the next two years, with each student receiving $10,000. The agreement was signed in conjunction with the Association’s 15th anniversary dinner. Mr Sam Tan, Minister of State, Prime Minister’s Office and Ministry of Manpower, graced the event as the Guest-of-Honour.

On rape, rape myths and insulting women – Syed Farid Alatas

19 March 2016

Malay Mail Online

In an article contribution by Associate Professor Syed Farid Alatas, Department of Sociology, he discussed the simplistic views about the relationship between a woman’s attire and sexual crimes. He opined that religious leaders ought to be learned in fields like sociology and psychology before daring to comment on vice and sexual crimes against women. He added that these leaders are in positions of responsibility and must be mindful of that responsibility and avoid misleading people with distortions.

To read the full article, click here.

Game of Two Nations

15 March 2016

The Indian Express

In an article contribution by Dr Ronojoy Sen, Visiting Senior Research Fellow from the South Asian Studies Programme and the Institute of South Asian Studies, he discussed the politics around the India-Pakistan World T20 match, and highlighted that just as India-Pakistan cricket has been a proxy for nationalism, it has also bridged distrust. He opined that politics – petty or not – is integral to any India-Pakistan encounter, be it on the cricket pitch or in the concert hall.

To read the full article, click here.

Ten social work pioneers honoured for their contributions

16 March 2016

The Straits Times

Dr Rosaleen Ow and Associate Professor Ngiam Tee Liang, Department of Social Work, were among the ten social work pioneers who had been honoured for their contributions at the 10th annual Social Workers’ Day (SWD). Over the last 30 years, their contributions had laid the groundwork for improving lives in Singapore.

At the event, Dr Ow said, “Society is increasingly having sub-groups popping up, people we didn’t notice before. We can no longer put our heads in the sand and say that we don’t want to work with people who are different.”

This year’s SWD was graced by Minister for Social and Family Development, Mr Tan Chuan-Jin and was attended by more than 500 social service practitioners.

To read the full article, click here.